OLYMPIA – Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Friday that he was filing a lawsuit in federal court challenging the Trump administration’s intention to revoke visas from international students.
The measure was announced earlier this week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and will soon revoke the visas of any international students attending colleges or universities which are holding only remote classes in the fall.
In addition, international students attending schools implementing a hybrid model will not be allowed to attend remotely from their home countries.
Homeland Security Director Ken Cuccinelli called the new rule part of a bid to “encourage schools to reopen.”
The AG’s lawsuit calls the measure “unlawful and harmful to Washington students, universities, and community colleges.”
He’s seeking a temporary restraining order against the rule to prevent its implementation scheduled for July 15.